Med Instrument Tech (Polysomnography)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

CGVAMC in Asheville, NC, seeks a Medical Instrument Technician (MIT) to independently operate and monitor neurodiagnostic equipment and provide patient care in CPAP, Home Sleep Testing, and Nighttime Sleep clinics.

Preferred candidates have strong knowledge of sleep disorders, the ability to summarize polysomnographic data, and experience briefing hospital staff. The role supports rotating shifts as needed, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of sleep disorders and polysomnography concepts.
• Ability to summarize and report polysomnographic data in narrative form.
• Knowledge of event characteristics (respiratory, cardiac, sleep stages) and appropriate action.
• Ability to brief and orient hospital staff including physicians.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor neurodiagnostic equipment in CPAP, Home Sleep Testing, and Nighttime Sleep clinics.
• Provide patient care and support in sleep disorder services.

Skills

Sleep disorders knowledge

Polysomnogram data reporting

Event characteristics recognition

Staff briefing & orientation

Job description

As Medical Instrument Technician (MIT) of the Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center (CGVAMC) in the Sleep Disorders Center (SDC), independently operates and monitors neurodiagnostic equipment and provides patient care in the CPAP, Home Sleep Testing, and Nighttime Sleep clinics. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education. There are no specific educational requirements for this occupation. Education may be substituted for experience only at the GS-4 and GS-5 levels. See the grade requirements part of this standard for information regarding educational substitutions.
• Licensure or Certification. Licensure or Certification is not required for this occupation; however, it is strongly desirable at GS-6 or above as evidence of possession of the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities. For certain functional areas at the higher levels or supervisory assignments, specific certifications appropriate to the specialty are indicated in this standard under \"Titles and Certification/Registrations\".

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

GS-08: Experience.

At least 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics related to the duties of the positions to be filled. This would be experience which provided a knowledge of the more complex procedures as well as knowledge of the uncommon and/or rare sleep disorders.

In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Advanced knowledge or the International Classification of Sleep Disorders and the ability to recognize uncommon and/or rare sleep disorders.
2. Ability to summarize and report polysomnographic data in narrative form.
3. Knowledge of event characteristics (e.g., respiratory, cardiac, sleep stage, seizures, etc.) and ability to take appropriate action.
4. Ability to provide briefings and orientation to hospital staff including physicians

Certification

No certification or registration is required. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications are also desirable for employees at this level.

Preferred Experience

Sleep clinic outpatient, and/or medic.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands of this position typically are somewhat sedentary. The position requires the employee to be occasionally mobile; periods of daily walking are occasional and require the employee to walk long/intermediate/short distances that can include pushing and/or pulling a 4-wheeled basket or industrial-type cart with a collective weight up to 60-100 pounds. It's a position that requires occasional moderate lifting of 35 pounds or less. When the employee isn't mobile, they will be sitting at a workstation. The position requires the employee to sometimes bend at the waist or stoop down, or to stretch, and to sometimes stand for long/moderate/short periods of time. Concentration and sustained high performance under prolonged high stress is regularly required because of time-factor constraints needed to complete work assignments and to meet national and local customer service mandates; excellent hand/finger dexterity and superior mental acuity are crucial to achieving an end result of providing expedient customer service.

Employee may be required to work rotating shifts (including weekends) with rotating days off; tours of duty may start before or stretch beyond the normal VAMC business hours of 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.